Halltech or Lingenfelter CAI
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Halltech will still suck most of it's air from the engine bay. The Vette air scoop with the Halltech will cool down the intake air, but not like any of the true CAI's.
I have the Halltech with Vette air CAI, and was very disappointed to see my IATs at the dragstrip were still 40 degrees above ambient for the first half of the 1/4.
I am trying to come up with a clean way to block the engine bay air from the Halltech and force it to use the air coming in from the Vette air scoop, since I don't feel like dropping another $400 on a vararam.
I have the Halltech with Vette air CAI, and was very disappointed to see my IATs at the dragstrip were still 40 degrees above ambient for the first half of the 1/4.
I am trying to come up with a clean way to block the engine bay air from the Halltech and force it to use the air coming in from the Vette air scoop, since I don't feel like dropping another $400 on a vararam.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Halltech will still suck most of it's air from the engine bay. The Vette air scoop with the Halltech will cool down the intake air, but not like any of the true CAI's.
I have the Halltech with Vette air CAI, and was very disappointed to see my IATs at the dragstrip were still 40 degrees above ambient for the first half of the 1/4.
I am trying to come up with a clean way to block the engine bay air from the Halltech and force it to use the air coming in from the Vette air scoop, since I don't feel like dropping another $400 on a vararam.
I have the Halltech with Vette air CAI, and was very disappointed to see my IATs at the dragstrip were still 40 degrees above ambient for the first half of the 1/4.
I am trying to come up with a clean way to block the engine bay air from the Halltech and force it to use the air coming in from the Vette air scoop, since I don't feel like dropping another $400 on a vararam.
www.HalltechSystems.com
Actually, you will see the same results with a bottom breather. The problem is heat soak to the MAF housing from sitting at the line.
A tip that I gave Ranger. Pack the MAF housing with Ice until you are ready to Stage, then take it off, and button up.
Ranger claimed .2 just from this tip. It stops the intense heat soak which saps timing beginning at 84 degrees F.
The mod on my site, is actually not too extreme, and will isolate the intake vestibule area from heat.
Another way to cure this (butt ugly way), is to wrap the radiator hose below the bridge with heat shielding and also the bottom of the intake bridge.
Jim Hall
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"World Class Performance for your Corvette"
Intake Design and Engineering since 1999
Halltech Systems, LLC
423-915-6056
For service email:
orders@halltechsystems.com
www.halltechsystems.com
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Lodi California
Halltech will still suck most of it's air from the engine bay. The Vette air scoop with the Halltech will cool down the intake air, but not like any of the true CAI's.
I have the Halltech with Vette air CAI, and was very disappointed to see my IATs at the dragstrip were still 40 degrees above ambient for the first half of the 1/4.
I am trying to come up with a clean way to block the engine bay air from the Halltech and force it to use the air coming in from the Vette air scoop, since I don't feel like dropping another $400 on a vararam.
I have the Halltech with Vette air CAI, and was very disappointed to see my IATs at the dragstrip were still 40 degrees above ambient for the first half of the 1/4.
I am trying to come up with a clean way to block the engine bay air from the Halltech and force it to use the air coming in from the Vette air scoop, since I don't feel like dropping another $400 on a vararam.
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From: DELRAY BEACH FLORIDA
St. Jude Donor '10-'13
You just described the BPP Vortex CAI. Look and compare before you buy any CAI.
